National Weather Service Reportedly Published AI-Generated Forecast Map With Fabricated Idaho Town Names
Description
A U.S. National Weather Service office reportedly posted an AI-generated wind forecast map for Camas Prairie, Idaho that contained fabricated and misspelled place names, including non-existent towns. The image was reportedly shared publicly on social media before being deleted and corrected. NWS confirmed a generative AI tool had been used to create the base map.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- national-weather-service
Alleged Developers
- generative-ai-developers
Harmed Parties
- epistemic-integrity
- residents-of-camas-prairie-idaho
- general-public
- general-public-of-idaho
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
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